What were the Black Codes?

A.
the government clauses set up to assist African Americans as they tried to settle into a free society
B.
a series of federal laws that allowed all children to receive education through public schools
C.
the violent actions taken by the Ku Klux Klan to keep African Americans from voting or holding office
D.
a series of laws passed by ex-Confederate states that restricted the rights of blacks in the So

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D. a series of laws passed by ex-Confederate states that restricted the rights of blacks in the South.

The Black Codes were enacted in the South after the Civil War to control the labor and behavior of former enslaved people and to limit their newfound freedoms.

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